The housing complex responds to a program of typological diversity, according to the initial conditions of the competition and responding to the conditions of orientation and views, seeking the best living conditions (maximum flexibility and adaptation of its occupants) with technical and suitable materials.
Housing buildings in Kiem, Luxembourg, by Amann, Cánovas, Maruri + Adelino Magalhaes. Photograph by Miguel Fernández Galiano.
Housing buildings in Kiem, Luxembourg, by Amann, Cánovas, Maruri + Adelino Magalhaes. Photograph by Miguel Fernández Galiano.
Project description by Amann Cánovas Maruri + Adelino Magalhaes
The design conforms to an arrangement already defined by the zone regulations.
Two conditions are chosen in terms of the shape and materials of the buildings, the first with three blocks assume the hardness of the street, look outwards and make contact with the city, opening up to it in a firm and coherent way; are built in steel. The second condition covers another three linear blocks and adapts to the green areas designed with a language and softer materials, wood and steel, to a certain extent also glass and vegetation that represent a fundamental element for the project as a whole.
As for the houses, a certain typological diversity is committed, recognizing the original conditions of the competition. Thus, the existence of duplex apartments becomes the axis of the project, especially the building located in the centre of the plot whose situation is the most unfavourable, it consists of two stacked duplexes, the lower one related to the garden on the ground floor and the upper one tied to deck level; two houses with two gardens with different characteristics. Based on orientation and visual relations, the different types of houses are developed in order to create optimal living conditions in the required technical conditions and with high-quality materials.
